Chicago-Bound British Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Dropping 27,000 Feet
Flight BA295 dropped from 37,000 feet to 9,000 feet after a technical issue, and pilots diverted the Boeing 777-200ER to Heathrow.
- British Airways Flight BA295 declared a mid-air emergency and returned to Heathrow Airport after plunging 28,000 feet over Ireland on Monday. The Boeing 777 was bound for Chicago Hare Airport when a "technical issue" forced the abrupt descent.
- Pilots issued a 7700 emergency squawk code shortly after the aircraft began its rapid descent from 37,000 feet to 9,000 feet. Experts suggested the sudden plunge matched procedures for a loss of cabin pressure, requiring immediate altitude reduction.
- Passenger Gauri Jayaram described alarms sounding and oxygen masks deploying from the ceiling as the aircraft descended. Passenger Tom Nicholls told the Mirror that the pilots "did a very good job" managing the turbulence.
- After landing safely at Heathrow, British Airways teams rebooked many passengers onto flights departing on Tuesday. A spokesperson confirmed the emergency resulted from a "technical issue" without providing further details regarding the cause.
- Similar emergencies have emerged recently; a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv lost around 17,000 feet and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Former British Airways pilot Alastair Rosenschein noted the descent matched Boeing procedures for depressurization, which limits oxygen availability for all aboard.
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Chicago-bound British Airways flight makes emergency landing after dropping 27,000 feet
A British Airways flight bound for Chicago from London made an emergency landing nearly five hours after it descended 27,000 feet in minutes due to a technical issue, according to several reports.
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The flight was declared in emergency before returning to London and after suffering an unspecified problem when flying over Ireland
A British Airways aircraft was located at an altitude of just under 11,000 metres when the crew made an emergency call.
British Airways flight plunges 28,000 feet in minutes. Was it loss of cabin pressure?
British Airways flight: A British Airways flight from London to Chicago declared an emergency and returned to Heathrow Airport after making a sudden and steep descent of 28,000 feet within minutes. While the airline has noted that a ‘technical issue’ forced Flight BA295 to return back, some experts have noted that the sudden plunge suggested a loss of cabin pressure
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